Population by Educational Attainment in Severozápad – tertiary education by gender

A comprehensive visualization of educational attainment in the Severozápad region, following the same format as the one for Upper Austria. The dashboard includes four charts that reveal educational patterns across different demographic groups.

The visualization includes:

1. Educational Attainment by Gender:
   • Women have slightly higher tertiary education rates (19.2%) than men (18.2%)
   • Men have higher rates of upper secondary education (70.8% vs 67.0%)
   • Women have higher rates of lower education (13.8% vs 11.0%)
2. Educational Attainment by Age Group:
   • Similar to Upper Austria, there’s a generational progression toward higher education
   • Tertiary education increases from 16.9% (55-64 age group) to 19.2% (25-34 age group)
   • Lower education decreases from 15.3% (55-64 age group) to 9.6% (25-34 age group)
   • Upper secondary education remains dominant across all age groups (67.8-71.2%)
3. Educational Attainment by Country of Birth:
   • Foreign-born residents show a polarized pattern, similar to Upper Austria
   • Higher rates of tertiary education (23.8% vs 17.8%)
   • Also higher rates of only basic education (21.5% vs 11.8%)
   • Lower rates of upper secondary education (54.7% vs 70.4%)
4. Tertiary Education Trends by Gender (2012-2022):
   • Both genders show steady increases in tertiary education over the decade
   • Women consistently maintain slightly higher tertiary education rates
   • The overall growth is slower than in Upper Austria

Key differences compared to Upper Austria:

1. Lower overall tertiary education: Severozápad’s tertiary education rates (18-19%) are much lower than Upper Austria’s (32-35%)
2. Dominance of upper secondary education: 68.9% of Severozápad’s population has upper secondary education (mainly vocational), compared to 51.2% in Upper Austria
3. Smaller gender differences: The gap between male and female tertiary education rates is smaller in Severozápad (1 percentage point vs 3.2 in Upper Austria)
4. Slower educational upgrading: While both regions show generational progress toward higher education, the pace is notably faster in Upper Austria

This comparison helps explain the economic differences between the two regions, with Upper Austria’s higher rates of tertiary education supporting a more knowledge-intensive economy alongside its industrial base.